Alleva Dairy

Italian: Latticini Alleva

Address: 9 Polito Ave
Vicinity: Rutherford Ave

Travel Genus: Eats
Eatery Category: Quick-Service

Dairy Products
Italian Cuisine

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Oldest Italian Cheese Store in America

Alleva Dairy is an Italian cheese shop, that has been run by the Alleva family since 1892. The founder, Nonna Pina Alleva, emigrated from Benevento, Italy in the early 1890s. The Alleva Dairy is notable for handmade ricotta and mozzarella, so stop by and have a panino al formaggio, cheese sandwich. - AsNotedIn

Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Composition	Food	Event
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1892/00/00			Pina Alleva establishes Latticini Alleva in New York City's Little Italy.
2023/03/01			After 130 years in business, Alleva Dairy closes their store at 188 Grand Street in Little Italy, New York City, with plans to reopen a 3,700-square-foot shop in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

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1892/00/00

Pina Alleva establishes Latticini Alleva in New York City's Little Italy.

2023/03/01

After 130 years in business, Alleva Dairy closes their store at 188 Grand Street in Little Italy, New York City, with plans to reopen a 3,700-square-foot shop in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.